Buy to let landlords have seen rents rise 1.3% in a year, according to the latest official data. The underlying figures vary across the country. Tenants in England are paying 1.3% more, while those in Wales are paying slightly less – at 1.1%. The figures from...

The cost of renting a buy to let home rose by 1.1% in the 12 months to the end of February. In financial terms, rents across the country were up £5 in a year in England and Wales, but only £3.20 in Scotland (+0.7%). Rents for the UK excluding London increased by 1.5%...

Buy to let rents are standing still for landlords, according to the latest official figures. Tenants paid an extra 0.9% in rent for the year to October – the same as the year-on-year rise to September. Rent increases have stayed at 0.9% year-on-year since July....

Buy to let rents are close to hitting a glass ceiling that makes them unaffordable for many tenants, according to the latest reports. Landlord insurer Homelet and leading estate agent Countrywide both claim the rate of rent increases is slowing. Homelet says...

Average rents paid by new tenants across the UK were 11.8% higher in the three months to July compared to a year earlier. Rent growth in the quarter was also higher than the 8.2% recorded in 2014 and 3.7% in 2013, according to data from specialist landlord buy to let...